Official MLBlog of the Kansas City Royals front office.

Friday photos

The Royals played another intrasquad scrimmage today as they prepare to face Texas on Sunday at 2:05 Central. That contest can be heard on 610 Sports. We also want to remind you that single-game tickets go on sale Saturday at 10 AM via royals.com, 1-800-6ROYALS, at the Kauffman Stadium box office and at local Hy-Vee stores. Opening Day tickets will not be available at Hy-Vee.

In today’s pictures, Eric Hosmer hustled home with an effort that received praise on Twitter from ESPN baseball writer Jerry Crasnick, who was in attendance.

Salvador Perez made an outstanding throw to catch speedster Jarrod Dyson on the bases.

Young lefty Will Smith tossed a perfect inning…and Alex Gordon hit a 2-run home run as the game finished in a 4-4 tie.

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